Overview
- West Brom beat Derby 1-0 at Pride Park on Wednesday to move to the top of the Championship.
- Aune Heggebo scored the only goal in the 16th minute from a low Jimmy-Jay Morgan cross that caught Derby out on the counter.
- Brayann Pereira was sent off for a second yellow card in the 34th minute on his West Brom debut, leaving the visitors to defend with 10 men for more than an hour.
- Derby dominated possession after the dismissal and created late openings but failed to make a clear chance count, with Nat Phillips clearing a Henrik Meister effort off the line in stoppage time.
- Derby boss John Eustace called for more quality in the final third while West Brom head coach James Morrison praised his side’s defensive grit, and both teams head into the coming fixtures with clear tactical priorities to address.